CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Month 2026 – Local Meetup Birmingham
Call for Speakers: CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Month 2026 – Local Meetup Birmingham
We’re looking for speakers to share practical ideas, experiences, and lessons on building more sustainable cloud native systems.
Join the Birmingham and West Midlands cloud native community to explore how engineering decisions can reduce infrastructure waste, improve resource efficiency, and support environmental sustainability.
Topics We’re Looking For
- Sustainable cloud native architecture and engineering
- Kubernetes efficiency, rightsizing, and autoscaling
- GreenOps, FinOps, and environmental sustainability
- Energy monitoring, carbon estimation, and observability
- Carbon-aware workload scheduling
- Efficient AI, GPU, and data workloads
- Reducing waste in CI/CD, storage, and networking
- Open source tools and projects supporting sustainability
- Real-world case studies, experiments, and lessons learned
Session Format
We welcome practical talks, demonstrations, and case studies. Each session has a 45-minute slot, including Q&A.
Who Can Submit?
Engineers, developers, architects, sustainability practitioners, open source contributors, students, and anyone with a relevant experience or idea to share. First-time speakers are welcome!
You don’t need a finished project or a perfect success story. Challenges, experiments, and lessons learned can spark valuable community discussions.
Submit a proposal
Join us for CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Month 2026 – Local Meetup Birmingham, an evening dedicated to sustainable cloud native engineering, Kubernetes efficiency, GreenOps, observability, and reducing infrastructure waste.
As cloud native platforms grow, so does the need to understand their environmental impact. From rightsizing workloads and improving resource utilisation to measuring energy consumption, engineers can play an important role in building more sustainable systems.
Expect practical talks, community discussions, lessons from real-world implementations, and plenty of opportunities to connect with the Birmingham and West Midlands cloud native community.
Whether you are already exploring sustainable infrastructure or just getting started, join us to discover how everyday engineering decisions can improve efficiency and support environmental sustainability.
What to Expect
- Practical cloud native sustainability talks and demonstrations
- Kubernetes resource optimisation, rightsizing, and autoscaling
- Energy monitoring and carbon estimation
- GreenOps and its connection to FinOps
- Efficient infrastructure and workload design
- Lessons learned from real-world environments
- Networking with local engineers and community members
- Food, drinks, and community conversations
Agenda
18:00 – Doors Open, Networking, Food & Drinks
Meet fellow attendees and enjoy informal conversations before the sessions begin.
18:30 – Welcome & Introductions
Introduction to Cloud Native Birmingham, Cloud Native Sustainability Month 2026, speakers, sponsors, and the evening agenda.
18:45 – Talk 1: TBC
Speaker and session details will be announced soon.
19:30 – Short Break
Networking and refreshments.
19:45 – Talk 2: TBC
Speaker and session details will be announced soon.
20:30 – Community Q&A and Open Discussion
An interactive discussion on sustainability challenges, engineering trade-offs, and practical steps teams can take to reduce waste while maintaining reliability and performance.
20:45 – Networking Continues
Continue conversations with speakers, sponsors, and community members.
21:30 – Close
🎤 Speakers
Speakers and session titles will be announced soon. Stay tuned for updates!
Who Should Attend
Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, SREs, Cloud Engineers, Kubernetes Engineers, Developers, Architects, sustainability practitioners, students, beginners, and anyone interested in building more efficient cloud native systems.
Come and join us for an evening of learning, sharing, and networking with the Birmingham cloud native community.
Let’s explore how we can build a more sustainable cloud native future together.
